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pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 3 months agoI mean, buying things like clothes patterns and carpentry plans is definitely a thing. An stl is really no different.
kellenoffdagrid@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
That’s a fair point, I guess I think of digital goods in a different context.
They definitely deserve compensation for their work, and how they chose to do it is absolutely valid. I think I’m biased toward open source hardware where the labor of creating their digital files is subsidized by selling the physical product instead. I realize that’s a risk and takes more effort though, so I totally understand why they didn’t do that.